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MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, 1st. May, 1926.

Being the Official Organ of the Hongkong Automobile Association).

CURRENT

COMMENT

Weight And Licences.

A Busy Department,

Very few people realise the The traffic department of the amount of work done in a week Hongkong Police will soon be in by the Traffic Department, and as position to ascertain the exact few notes in this respect will weight of any motor vehicle in doubtless prove interesting: Of the colony, and for this purpose. course, first of all comes the duty a weigh-bridge is in the course of of patroling the Colony's roads, orection in the compound at the preparing cases when prosecu- Central Police Station. As all tions are necessary, etc. Of the such vehicles are licenced by other work for example, thirteen weight, the facilition which will public motor vehicles were found be available when the bridge is plying for hire this week in an erected will undoub edly prove unfit state. These were ordered advantageous in ensuring correct | off the streets for repairs. Similar-licensing and settling any dispute ly, fifteen vehicles were treated that might arise.

in a like manner in Kowloon, and

five

in the New Territorios.

The spot selected for the ap

lorries

Several vehicles which had been paratus. is on the edge of the previously ordered off for being compound, just outside the traffic officce, à position that will bo unserviceable wore inspected and given permission to take the most "convenient for motorista road again. The actual figures in weighed when taking out new

having their cars and this respect are. Hongkong 13. licences, and for the police Kowloon 17, Now Territorios 5. Drivers Examlaed.

themselves, Work was started last week and rapid progress has During the same period 19 been made with the laying of the applicants for driving licences foundations, which are to be five came up for examination, 13 for 19ft 9ins. in length and 8ft wide. foot deep. The structure will be public hire vehicles and 6 for large number of coolies are private cars. Of the former num- ber 7 were ordered back for further engaged in the work, which is in instruction, while the 6 private P. W. D. A small recess is being charge of Mr. A. Gray of the drivers passed the test.

provided for the officer in charge A Misapprehension.

to take notes while any vehicle is being weighed. The weighing machinery has already arrived from England, and will be install- ed as soon as the erection is completed. The scales" will

Some owners appear to be under a raisapprehension with regard to number plates. It should be clearly understood that

once a motor vehicle is licensed only be tead for the larger bearing a certain number, in no case may the plate be transferred vehicles such as cars and lorries, to another vehicle unless permis- and not for motor cycles.

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ALONG HENRY FORD'S RAILWAY.

Railway men throughout the country are watching with interest Henry Ford's experiment of electrifying his railroad, the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton. Photo shows a stretch between Dearborn and Flat Rock, Mich., where electrification is complete. The big arches carrying the power wires are made of concrete, cast in two pieces, and Ford has built a special factory to make them. He will install them eventually all along the line

GOOD ROADS PAY.

BENEFICIAL TO MOTORISTS,

Despite registration fees and in- creasing gasoline taxes, the auto- mobile owner enjoys a saving through his use of improved roads, This is the declaration of Wil- liam Connell," engineering execu tive of the Pennsylvania highway commission. And, producing

facts to prove his point, he adds the convletion that highways should be maintained solely by those who use them.

By his reckoning, motorists in Peansylvania aave nearly $26,000,- |000 a year, after paying license and gasoline taxes, from the use of 4600 miles of hard surfaced roads. For the entire country, Connell estimates a similar saving of $1,210,000,000 to the motorists.

Here's how he arrives at his fig-| ures:

An

The savings are based on estimate of 25 per cent. higher operating cost on dirt roads than on hard surfaced roads, and 10 per cent, higher than on gravel roads Construction of 133,000 miles of the former type and 153,000 miles of the latter, since 1904, brings a saving of about $1,680,000,000, a year to the motorist.

But only $420,000,000 were paid out in 1925 in registration fees and gasoline taxes. Which leaves a

1925 alone and perhaps a similar amount each year.

SPEED THRILLS AT "MOTORCOACH EYES."net saving of $1,210,000,000 for

BROOKLANES.

116 MILES AN HOUR.

London, 5th April: A midget 10 hp, Salmson car provided a speed thrill in the 84 mile handicap at

Brooklands.

woro racing

ENGLAND'S HOLIDAY

COMPLAINT.

&

London, 5th April: The Daily Mail says " Motorcoach Eyes," new and acutely painful ailment, is affecting the excursionists urriving at the seaside..

It is the result of the com-

It did a l'apat 115 miles an hour, sion has first of all been obtained Convincing Motorists.

Goutte, the driver, lost because from the Police. Many motorists

he was compelled to slow down appear to be ignorant of this fact,

It should prove a great help to to avoid a Vauxhall, which skiddination of wind, sun and dust but we advise them to get in convincing motorists that their ed down the embankment when from newly prepared roads, touch with the Traffic Depart-licences are not costing too much. the competitors

600 cases have been treated at mont should they contemplate If the owner of any vehicle is abreast over a hundred miles an Bournemouth. changing their number over, bo-paying a licence of $24 por year cause it must be remembered that which is the cost for a car or

Many were temporarily blind They miraculously escaped and spont their holiday in hospit- ignorance of the law is no excuse. lorry of between 16 and 30 owt, collision by inches.

al tents. Selfishness,

and auspects the weight is under Barnato, driving a Bently, won, 16 ewt, which demands a loonce averaging 108 miles an hour in

hour..

There is a matter which may of only $10 per year he has only his fastest lap. be brought to the notice of certain to pay a visit to the Police motorists who leave their cars Station and by means of the new parked in Pedder Street the weigh-bridge, he will be able to

whole day long. On account of find out exactly what the weight Still Lower Prices? the limited parking space, it is of his vehicle is and what licenco

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"This is a very conservative basis of estimating savings," Con- nell comments, "Inasmuch as no al- lowance is made for the saving in time, which is a big factor, nor for the inconvenience and loss to the

people dependent on dirt roads, which are frequently impassable for several months of the year."

And he doesn't figure an annual maintenance charge of $2,250,000, for the 4500 miles of dirt roads in Pennsylvania which were replaced by hard surfaced or gravel roads,

&

Half the cars put on the road in U.S.A. last year were of the "saloon" variety. More evidence that Prohibition is not doing its job.

The

new model 'Raleigh motor cyclos have now arrived in the Colony. An advertisement;

"Go slow," is the notice, posted relating to these was crowded at the entrance to a Staffordshire

hardly fair to indulge in this he should pay. If several now practico when it is remembered cars of the same type are re- the U. S are the lowest they pears on Page 4 of to-day's operative bricklayers have secured that cars may be left in Statue quired to be licenced it will not have ever been, the high cost of Telegraph. Square, which after all, is not so be deemed necessary to weigh shipping, financing and

While prices of automobiles in out of this Supplement, but ap village. It looks as though the

very far away. Pedder Street each one, unless the owners

should be reserved for people wish to do so.

who wish to do an hour's shopping

or take tea in the flotol. Thore World Motor Congress.

is nothing strictly laid down in

UB-

favourable legislation are still obstacles in many countries. It

is believed that through united: action motor users, traders and manufacturers throughout the

local regulations governing this From Mr. U. F. Bauer, Secret- world can naturally lower the point, but it is surely up to ury of the Second World Motor cost of motor transport and motorists to assist each other in Transport Congress held under provide large markets for vehicles this respect.

the auspices of the National Auto- of various nations. mobilo Chamber of Commerce,

Public Vehicles.

In regard to the above com- teresting reports of the various mont, some people will possibly sessions.

New York, we have received in- Comparisons.

complain that public hire vehicles were present representing 41 are the greatest offonders in this countries. Pedder Street parking question.

In England 935,255 annual and Over 400 delegatos 1,338,942 quarterly licences for mechanically propelled vehicles, excluding tramcars and trade licencer, were issued during the poriod, while 12,678 annual and ex-5,694 quarterly leonces were

It has to be admitted that they Mutual Enlightenment. find this place most suitable for

cars.

their work, but they will have 'The Congress provided little opportunity of remaining on change of experience with regard surrendered; in Wales the num the stand after the lat, of July, for to effective merchandising of ber of annual licenses issued was from that date all public motor automotive products under vary-47,099, and, number, of quarterly vehicles will be fitted with. aing conditions. Three phases of licences was 101,507, while 643 special number plate which will this main topic. were 'discussed, annual and 350 quarterly licences prove of great. assistance in namely, building a sales organiza were aurrondered; while in Scot- distinguishing them from private tion, promoting new business and land the corresponding numbers maintaining the customer's of licences issued wore 94,314 and Horn Blowing.

| goodwill through rendoring 119,777: and the numbers of sur-

effective service after solling.

rondors woro 1,655 annual and Drivers who are so fond of blowing their

827 quarterly licencos. The total horná" will Bitmilarity of fundamentals number of annual · licences för doubtless find the pastime loss underlying automotive

mor- cara taxed on horse-power issued lateresting following the fining of chandleing methods in all in Great Britain was 479,227; for driver found guilty of the countries was clearly indicated cycles, 345,773; for commercial practice. We understand that the in all addresses and discussions. goods vehicles, 169,737; for road Police are determined to stop the These methods were found, to locomotives, 1,116 for motor nuisance, and other offenders will differ only in method of applica- ploughs,16,148; for motor- probably be dealt with in the tion to moot varying conditions near future.

in separate countries

fractors, 937; and for motor- hackneye, 46,592.

a majority on the Parish Council,

CEMETERY SNAPSHOTS

IN

REMEMBRANCE

от

(SAMUEL PATCHOVICA))

THE MAN

WHO NEVER BLEM HIS HORN

ERECTED

BY HIS SORROWING

INSURANCE CR "CONE, BUT NOT I GRGOTTEN

ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST SIXTY AN HOUR" CATYRE THAT BUST

EVERLASTING MEMOR\\\

OF

HILDEBRAND HARPCASTLE

| LNG WAS ALWAYS LOOKİNG FOR, TROUBLE AT CROSS ROADS, HE FOUND IT

OCTOBER 12" 1925

SEEK TE SHALL FIND

IN

EVERLASTING MEMORY RICHARD DAUNTLESS :

THE FIRST MOTORIST WHO

FELL IN ACTION: WHILST ARGUING WITH" DER POLICEMAN

THIS MEMORIAL WAS SUBSCRIBED FOR `BY HIS' ADMIRING, FELLOW CRIMINALS

70-80 SWIFT MILES PER GALLON. We are pleased to announce that by the

S. S.

"EMPRESS OF ASIA

We received two models of the famous. HARLEY-DAVIDSON SINGLE CYLINDER OVERHEAD MOTORS

Model AAE-Equipped with a hand operated clutch, footrests and speedster type bandlebars. Model AA-Equipped with a foot operated clutch, foot- boards and the touring typs handlebars.

DROP IN AND ALLOW US TO DEMONSTRATE THESE WONDERFUL MACHINES.

Telephone K. 1242

Repairs on all makes of Motorcycles.

THE GASCON MOTOR COMPANY.

2, Kwong Wah Road, (Opposite the Steam Laundry), Kowloon.

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LIMBERLOST HIGHWAY.

MOTOR SALES INCREASE.

The demand for automobiles and A movement has been órganized in Fort Wayne, Ind., to build a

buasea in the southern states model highway from Limberlost caused February production to ex- Cabin, on Sylva Lake, to Limber-ceed that of last year by 27 per last Cabin, near Lake Geneva, as cent. In Kentucky alone there are a memorial to Mrs. Gene Stratton-3876 miles of bus routes, much of Porter, who through her novels these serving communities which made Limberlost Swamp one of

the midất, «famous forests had no rapid transport service be

fore

America. M